However, at this moment, the three of them sensed a powerful magic power approaching.

Within the Eighteen Levels of Hell, there are three paths leading to the Gate of the Nether King, and the magic power came from the middle one.

Zhao Chong's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then he stepped forward a few paces. When the magic power drew closer, he turned his head to look at Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing and said, "It's a demon, I'll deal with it."

Having said that, Zhao Chong transformed into a gust of wind and entered the middle path.

After a while, a stream of scarlet magic power suddenly pounced towards him as he sped forward. He immediately stopped and at the same time, forced out a powerful spiritual power from within his body to neutralize the advancing magic power.

Then, he slowly looked ahead with light footsteps. And before him, the sound of forceful steps was growing increasingly closer.

Under his gaze, a demon with a naked head covered in twisted fine lines and a long, black tail dragging behind its back came before him.

This demon was a lizard demon, which had evolved from an ordinary lizard in the mortal world to a demon through cultivation.

"The entrance to Hell is heavily guarded, how did you get in?" Zhao Chong asked, his brows deeply furrowed.

The lizard demon sneered and said, "We have been ambushed here half a month ago, just waiting for this moment—the final stage when you release the Yin Soul of the Fourth Generation Underworld King."

Zhao Chong's frown deepened, and he sighed, "So the Second Generation Nether King knew about our plan all along."

"Don't you dare call him that!" the lizard demon suddenly became furiously embarrassed, "He is no longer the so-called Second Generation Nether King, but the ruler of both the Yin and Yang worlds, the Emperor of Yin and Yang, who governs this world."

"The Emperor of Yin and Yang!" Zhao Chong let out a mocking laugh, "He may be your Emperor of Yin and Yang, but he is not of the Netherworld, and certainly not of Zhao Chong."

"You dare insult our emperor, I will never let you off lightly!" the lizard demon rebuked.

After speaking, he charged at Zhao Chong like a bolt of lightning, surrounded by a powerful and intense red magic power.

As he approached Zhao Chong, a flash of scarlet light suddenly darted across Zhao Chong's eyes, followed by a torrent of brutal spiritual power that surged out of his body.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!" Weird sounds emerged—the brutal spiritual power and the red magic power fiercely rubbed and resisted each other in the air.

The brutal spiritual power aimed to shatter the lizard demon, while the red magic power struggled to break free from the encirclement of brutal spiritual power, stabbing towards Zhao Chong's body.

Only after a while did the forces explode outwards without a victor, pushing both participants back dozens of meters. At the same time, it caused the entire Eighteen Levels of Hell to tremble violently.

In an instant, the explosive force reached the end of Hell—the Gate of the Nether King.

"To be comparable to Zhao Chong," Tang Jing remarked with a sigh, "it seems to be a very formidable opponent."

Xie Xiaofeng nodded in agreement, feeling his heart pounding inexplicably fast at that moment, and the ominous premonition growing stronger. He took a deep breath, hoping no more powerful enemies would appear.

Regrettably, things did not go as he wished.

No sooner had he finished this thought than several sinister strands of spiritual power resonated from the far-left path.

"Here comes a group of them now!" Xie Xiaofeng exclaimed.

He then turned to Tang Jing in a rush, "Don't worry, I'm here, I'll deal with that group."

"Xie Xiaofeng, should I go with you?" Tang Jing suddenly grabbed Xie Xiaofeng's hand.

"Don't worry, I can handle it alone," Xie Xiaofeng said with a slight smile, "It's now the final moment to release Yuqiao's Yin Soul, and Chen Hao might need an assistant. You staying here could be of help to him."

After hesitating for a while, Tang Jing let go of his hand, and by then the footsteps of that group were already getting closer.

"Then go, but be very careful," Tang Jing instructed.

Xie Xiaofeng nodded, then ran off. However, after a few steps, he suddenly stopped and turned back to look at Tang Jing.

"Xiao Feng, what's wrong?" Tang Jing asked, puzzled.

"Tang Jing, I," Xie Xiaofeng stammered, his expression somewhat awkward.

Suddenly, he laughed heartily and said, "I'll tell you about it later."

"Ah!" Tang Jing was somewhat amused and frustrated, and called out to Xie Xiaofeng's retreating figure, "Xie Xiaofeng, what on earth are you trying to say?"

"I'll tell you when I get back," Xie Xiaofeng said, waving his hand as he ran, bidding farewell to Tang Jing.

About ten minutes later, Xie Xiaofeng encountered those three men.

These three men looked no different from ordinary people, appearing to be middle-aged men of similar age. Based on Xie Xiaofeng's judgment, these three men should be from the Netherworld, possessing Nether Souls.

Seeing that Xie Xiaofeng was just a green youth from the mortal world, the three men exchanged looks and laughed scornfully.

"It seems this brat intends to block our way. Number Three, he's all yours!" said the man in the middle, who from his tone of voice seemed to be the most authoritative of the three.

"Okay!" The youngest-looking middle-aged man on the far right said, "You two go ahead, I'll come over in a moment."

"None of you are getting past," Xie Xiaofeng told the three men, "I haven't agreed to it yet."

"Kid, if you know what's good for you, you'll step aside. Our Number Three is going to keep you company," the man in the middle said.

Xie Xiaofeng laughed and said, "I just happen to be uncooperative."

Having said that, Xie Xiaofeng suddenly closed his eyes and began to cast the Yin Yang Five Elements Magic.

When he opened his eyes, thick earthen walls had sprung up behind him, blocking the road behind.

Seeing this, the man in the middle smiled and said, "So, you know the Yin Yang Five Elements Magic. Interesting."

"There's plenty more interesting stuff to come," Xie Xiaofeng said with a slight smile. Before his words faded, his entire body suddenly turned into a blaze of flames and rushed at the three men.

The three men were startled and hastily stepped back.

Just as the flames were about to reach them, they suddenly turned back into Xie Xiaofeng.

With a "smack!" Xie Xiaofeng slapped the man in the middle across the face.

"Ah! Boss!" The other two men were shocked, never expecting to be humiliated by this young upstart before them.

The man in the middle's eyes bulged, and he immediately pulled out his knife, with a flash of the blade!

His attack was lightning-fast, giving Xie Xiaofeng no time to prepare or respond.

However, what he hadn't expected was that the moment his knife sliced into Xie Xiaofeng's body, Xie Xiaofeng turned into a misty vapor of water.

His strike, therefore, hit nothing.

Afterward, the mist enveloped the men. Alertly scanning their surroundings, the three began to retreat.

"Ah!" Suddenly, the mist transformed into countless iron arrowheads and rained down upon the three men.

..

..

In front of the Gate of the Nether King, Tang Jing was still looking up at Chen Hao in the sky.

At that moment, footsteps could be heard from the path on the far right.

Tang Jing was startled and then darted into the path on the right.

After a few minutes, she suddenly stopped, her face showing panic.

The opponent who appeared before her was Qian Feng!

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